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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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